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Senator Esuene, who is represent the Eket Senatorial District in the Senate, has expressed doubt over the passage of the petroleum industrial bill by the Senate, The Nation reports.
“I don’t really think we can pass it because there is no time. By the time we go back, how many weeks do we have left after election?" she said.
"Basically, I feel the Federal Government should hands off its operations in the oil industry," she added.
“The oil industry should be left in the hands of experts that know how to run it.”
She said the government should concern itself with regulating the industry by putting in place regulations to govern its operations in terms of tax, environmental degradation, community development, adding that it is improper to be a judge in one’s case.
She said: “What we have now is that the Federal Government is an operator and it is also a regulator and this is causing a lot of problems. That is my own perspective, how they do it or translate it into policy and so on is a different thing.’’
#Nigeria #Senate #Oil
“I don’t really think we can pass it because there is no time. By the time we go back, how many weeks do we have left after election?" she said.
"Basically, I feel the Federal Government should hands off its operations in the oil industry," she added.
“The oil industry should be left in the hands of experts that know how to run it.”
She said the government should concern itself with regulating the industry by putting in place regulations to govern its operations in terms of tax, environmental degradation, community development, adding that it is improper to be a judge in one’s case.
She said: “What we have now is that the Federal Government is an operator and it is also a regulator and this is causing a lot of problems. That is my own perspective, how they do it or translate it into policy and so on is a different thing.’’
#Nigeria #Senate #Oil
